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J. RUBIN. GARMENT.

APPLICATION FH .ED AUG.6, 1919- 1,340,915. Patented May 25, 1920.

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. JACOB RUBIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 192i?.

Application filed, August, 1919. Serial No. 315,581.

not beendesirable for the reason that when the suits become wet thewater drains to the bottom of the garment causing increased weight atthe bot-tom of the garment which acts to sag or pull the crotch portionvof the garment away from the crotch of the wearer, thereby producing abaggy and uncomfortable feeling, the same also being unsightly inappearance. With the exception of the above mentioned fault a yone-piecebathing suit is especially desirable since it prevents any separation atthe waist line between the body portion and the leg portion as occurswhen bathing suits made of separate body and leg portions are worn,

One object of my invention is to prevent the above mentioned bagging, ordropping of the crotch of a one-piece bathing suit or Vsuit in which thebody portion is connected to the leg portion, thereby enabling a personto enjoy the advantage of a one-piece suit without the above mentioneddiscomfort.

Another object is to so construct my invention that it can be madequickly and cheaply and will be durable.

lThese objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, l attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which- Y Figure 1 is a front elevation of aone-piece bathing suit made in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is any enlarged sectional elevation taken on the line 2 2 of Fig.1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged elevation showing a portion of myimproved bathing suit looking at the inner face of the back of saidbathing suit, and

Fig. l is an enlarged section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, my improved .to the inner face 16 of the back12- bathing suit 5 includes integral body and' leg portions 6 and 'Twhich are made of knitted fabric, such for example as knitted worsted,the legV portions having a closed crotch 8. `The garment is preferablyopeny down to the waist line, asf shown at 9, and may be provided withany fastening'means, such for example as the buttons 10. A collar11extends across the back 12 and downwardly to form the 4opening 9 inthe front, as vclearly shown in Fig. 1. A strip 13, which is preferablymade of a woven fabric including warp and weft threads, is sewed bystitching 14 adjacent each of its edgers le strip 13 extends down theback 12 from the collar 11 to the crotch 8. This Ystrip 13 is ofsufficient strength throughout its length to prevent the knittedmate-rial between the crotch 8 and the collar 11 from stretching,

due to the weight of the water capable of being absorbed by the suitwhen worn in the water. ln other words, the strip 13 is nonstretching orcannot be stretched in the direction of its length by the weight ofwater absorbed by the knitted body and leg portions 6 and 7 of thegarment. In some instances, such for example as in childrens garments, Iprefer to make the strip 13 of material which is in itselfnon-stretching in the direction of its length. In other instances,however, such for example as in adults bathing suits, I can make thestrip 13 of a strong piece of elastic fabric, such for example as theelastic fabric used in the making of mens Suspenders. However, whether acompletely non-stretching strip is used or whether an elastic strip isused, it will be understood that the strip 13 is nonstretching in thedirection of its length, due to the weight of the water absorbed in thegarment. The advantage in having the strip 13 made of elastic materialis that it permits the wearer of tlie bathing suit to bend over withoutany uncomfortable result, since even though the elastic strip would beincapable of stretching to permit the crotch to drop or sag, due to theweight of absorbed water in the knitted fabric, it is capable oftemporarily stretching, due to the muscular action of the body of thewearer when the wearer stoops over. However, l preferably make the strip13 of non-stretching cloth, such for example as woven cotton, silk,linen or the like,psince under ordinary conditions suicient slipping ispermitted to allow a person to move the body without any uncomfortablefeelingr. Y. s

The fact that the strip 13 extends from the uppermost part ofthe bodyportion to the crotch and also `the fact that the suit Y is, supportedon the shoulders of the wearer Y serves to prevent the stretching of theporf tion of the suit to which the strip 13 is secured and always holdsYsaid portion in a similar position with respect to the shoulders ofthewearer. Thus the crotch 8, being connected to said non-stretching strip,will always be held in the same position with respect'to 'the shouldersof the wearer and no matter how much Vwater is kabsorbed by thesuit,rthe weightV of that vwater-cannot pull the crotch .Seaway fromthecrotch of the wearer andthe garmentr therefore always ts neatly andsnugly and is always comfortable; Further than this, the suit is held inshape Yso that it is always neat in appearance. Y

While I have described my inventionas taking. a particular form, it willbe understood that the various parts ofmy invention may be changedwithout rdeparting from the spirit thereof, and hence Ido notlimitmyself to the precise construction setk forth, but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within thescope of the appended claims.

Havingv thus4 described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. Aclosed crotch knitted garment having integral knitted body and legportions; and a strip secured to said garment adjacent its back andextending downwardly -to the crotch, said strip being of sullicienttensile strength in the direction of its length to pre- ,vent the crotchfrom moving downward to an unsightly or uncomfortable position relativeto the shoulders of the kgarment due to the weight of the garment whensaturated with water; substantially as described.

2. A knitted garmenty having integral knitted body and leg portions; anda strip s v `JACOB RUBIN. y Witnesses: n

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